Revealing a complex and fascinating universe, the symbols of traditional art are an important starting point in deciphering the hidden meanings that the folk culture of ancestral society carried within. Symbols such as horse and rider, fir needles -sign of manhood and vitality-, the tree of life, vines, flower pots and more are very common in Neamţ area and often appear on highly appreciated pieces, along with other with geometrical patterns and vivid natural colors. What is more, these symbols are to be found in folk literature and plastic arts, …

Exploring the fascinating natural universe of Ceahlău Massif

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Izvorul Muntelui is a very picturesque area in Neamț County. It is also the starting point for three of the eight trails leading on top of Ceahlău Massif.

Here tourists from everywhere have the chance to enter Ceahlău National Park Visitors’ Centre and have a “live taste” of what the wide and complex natural universe of the mountain really means. The Visitors’ Centre is more than a museum, inviting its visitors to step inside a natural micro universe and gradually discover its mysteries, …

Vânători-Neamţ Natural Park is the only place in Europe where tourists can see the bison, the largest land animal on the continent, in three habitat types: in freedom, in the forests of the park, inside “Dragoş Vodă” Carpathian Wildlife and Bisons Reserve, and also in semi-freedom, in the acclimatization enclosure

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Located in the north of Neamţ County, almost bordering Suceava County, Vânători Neamţ Natural Park extends along communes Agapia, Bălţăteşti, Crăcăoani, and Vânatori-Neamţ communes, and also a part of Târgu Neamţ town. BISON LAND encompasses the eastern slope of Stânişoarei …

The main tourist attractions, the beauty of the natural environment, as well as the customs and traditions and tasteful dishes specific to Neamţ County are widely promoted on the occasion of the globally acclaimed event the 85th International Green Week 2020 (IGW), which takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 17-26 January 2020.

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The event acts both as a specialized hub for meeting and establishing potential business contracts and also as a gastronomic festival, highlighting the folk art and traditions of various countries in the world. Over 400,000 visitors, key industry …

Come
and have fun in the snow at Durău Resort!

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If you want to have fun and
enjoy the snow, then you are about to move to Durău Resort, starting January,
24 and until February, 2, 2020. Winter sports lovers are expected to spend two
weekends at the foothill of Ceahlău Massif. Durău Park is an ideal slope for
sledding and skiing, both for amateurs and advanced skiers.

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With a length of 406 meters
and a width of at least 62 meters, a level difference of 35 meters and an
average degree of difficulty, the slope was …

“Discover Neamţ Land”: Making-of

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Nine
photography enthusiasts all over Romania came to Neamţ Country to discover its places,
stories, people, legends, traditions and amazing landscapes. A trip to Neamț County
took the participants on a wonderful journey on the paths of Ceahlău Massif,
and also on a exciting bison safari in ”Bison Land”, where the photographers
had the unique chance to get close nearby the largest herbivore in Europe.

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“Discover Neamţ Land” was also a metaphorical journey inside one’s soul, because of visiting some old and impressive monastic settlements in Neamț, scattered in edenic spaces, …